Rick Hilton is a Senior Faculty Research Assistant and Entomologist at Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center in the Rogue Valley. He has a M.Sc. in Plant Protection and Pest Management from UC Davis. He has worked at SOREC since 1987 and began leading the entomology research program in 1994. His research focuses on IPM in orchards and vineyards and includes: evaluating new management techniques, emphasizing selective or non-disruptive tactics which are compatible with natural biological control agents; development of monitoring and sampling methods; and investigating the population dynamics of new and emerging pests, such as brown marmorated stink bug in pears and potential insect vectors of red blotch virus in grapevines.